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Recently the Washington Post published an op-ed discussing the idea of a “wedlease.” As suggested, the wedlease is a contract between “spouses” for a marriage that comes with an expiration date. In a wedlease, the parties would marry for a set period of time with set terms. An attractive idea on its face, the concept is supposedly derived from real…
There once was a couple who during a beautiful ceremony in a friendly locale swore to be together until death pulled them apart. After their marriage they went back home and purchased a house and a couple of cars. They took trips and bought furniture. This couple even had kids and spent more money than they ever dreamed they could.…
As many gay celebrities poise to marry after the US Supreme Court declared the Federal Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) unconstitutional last month, Jane Lynch and wife Dr. Lara Embry, who were married in 2010 in Sunderland, Massachusetts, are preparing to divorce. The question is, will their home state of California allow them to dissolve their marriage? While Lynch and…
Recently the Pew Research Center released a study that determined that in 40% of American households woman were the primary breadwinner (Associated Press, 5/29/13.) Had the people at Pew asked an experienced family law attorney, they would not have needed to conduct the study in the first place. The study confirmed what those of us “in the know” already know;…
As you know if you’ve gone online, turned on your television or radio, or even picked up a newspaper recently, the issue of same sex marriage is a particularly hot topic right now. But it’s not a new issue, to be certain. And, in a relatively short period of time – from the Clinton administration to the Obama administration –…
In our previous blog, Property Division in Divorce – Jamie McCourt isLooking for the Payoff Pitch, we discussed the divorce of former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and how Ms. McCourt asked the court to set aside her divorce settlement. Specifically, she wanted to nix the previous agreement because Mr. McCourt sold the Dodgers – an asset he kept…
This article originally appeared as a column for the Cleveland Jewish News. Spring is finally in the air. After a long, dreary Cleveland winter, temperatures are increasing, the baseball season has started, a touch of green is visible on the ground and in the trees, and children and adults alike are getting a bit of spring fever. With the weather…
March 28, 2012… the Los Angeles Dodgers announced that the team sold for a record-breaking $2 billion dollars. And Jamie McCourt cries FOUL! Jamie claims that her ex-husband Frank McCourt, former owner of the team, intentionally underestimated the value of the team and cheated her out of a serious chunk of change. About $770 million worth of pocket change. That’s…
This article originally appeared as a column for the Cleveland Jewish News. Frequently, charitable donations are made as isolated, one-time events. Perhaps you are checking out at a store and opt to make a small cash donation to whichever organization is sponsored there. Or maybe you’ve left a bag of clothing or household goods on your front porch for a…
Once upon a case, a woman from New York met a man from Cleveland and they fell in love. The man had a successful business in Cleveland and lots of family there. All of the woman’s family was in New York. The woman decided to move to Cleveland in order to marry the man and start a family. They had…